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. >>> the nra steps into the gun debate and house speaker boehner gets tripped up on the fiscal cliff by his own party. today in the aftermath of newtown, the national rifle association offers a safe school plan. >> the only think that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. >> our conversation with nra point man asa hutchinson. connecticut senator joe lieberman on the culture of violence. then the gop's civil war. >> not the outcome that i wanted, but that was the will of the house. >> republican versus republican on the fiscal cliff with congressman steven la tourest and mick mulvaney. weighing in, "usa today's" bureau chief susan page, ron brownstein and michael duffy, washington bureau chief for "time" magazine. i'm candy crowley. this is "state of the union." nine days after the mass shooting deaths in newtown, the president of the national rifle association joined the gun debate. >> i call on congress today to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every single school in this nation. >> in a similar vein, lawmakers in a
. >>> the nra steps into the gun debate and house speaker boehner gets tripped up on the fiscal cliff by his own party. today in the aftermath of newtown, the national rifle association offers a safe school plan. >> the only think that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun. >> our conversation with nra point man asa hutchinson. connecticut senator joe lieberman on the culture of violence. then the gop's civil war. >> not the outcome that i wanted, but...
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but he's got to give john boehner something else. he's got to give him something he can take back to his faithful and say i've got something too. >> i'm going to start using gipper too. yes, i think he will get his bit there, but i think he will have to give, absolutely. it's going to be a compromise in the end. honestly, this is classic negotiation 101. they're going to wait until the last minute so they can both say to their side, hey, look, we fought this tooth and nail all the way up to the end and then we got our piece. so it's not surprising. you look at any of the past legislative issues, it always pushes to the last minute because that's how it's done. that's how you keep everybody happy. >> and it does seem unbelievably childish. but there you are. >> and hopefully some punches and a dance at the end. >> the ukraine-style punchout. >> that's right. >> the british way. margaret hoover, marjorie, thank you very much indeed. >>> warren buffett's son, howard, joins us to talk about money, politics, taxes, his famous dad and more
but he's got to give john boehner something else. he's got to give him something he can take back to his faithful and say i've got something too. >> i'm going to start using gipper too. yes, i think he will get his bit there, but i think he will have to give, absolutely. it's going to be a compromise in the end. honestly, this is classic negotiation 101. they're going to wait until the last minute so they can both say to their side, hey, look, we fought this tooth and nail all the way up...
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boehner told reporters today the mesh will pass. tales party conservatives have been whining and stomping their feet say it won't do enough, but last-minute wrangling could get it through the house. that has house republicans feeling good about themselves. eric cantor told the senate do to accept the boehner bit or is the cut cap and balance bill or suffering the consequences of default. harry reid doesn't seem to care about any of that. he says the boehner bill is bed on arrival. the clock keeps ticking. where is president obama on this? who knows. for the last several days he's had no public schedule. he remains behind closed doors inside the white house, so inquiring minds want to know -- who is winning the debt ceiling battle? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile and post a comment on my log. wolf? >>> the ban isn't just between republicans and democrats. there's a serious one between republicans and republicans. jim acosta has the details. >> now this fight has gone hollywood. the good guys and bad guys, or the hobbits and orcs. >> he bo
boehner told reporters today the mesh will pass. tales party conservatives have been whining and stomping their feet say it won't do enough, but last-minute wrangling could get it through the house. that has house republicans feeling good about themselves. eric cantor told the senate do to accept the boehner bit or is the cut cap and balance bill or suffering the consequences of default. harry reid doesn't seem to care about any of that. he says the boehner bill is bed on arrival. the clock...
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the president keeps talking about the $1 trillion that he offered speaker boehner. i've never seen it. have you ever seen it? i was surprised that david gregory today didn't pursue that in the interview because he's really good at those kind of things. i think if we can get that on the senate floor also, to deal with this next debt ceiling debate, i've laid out a specific plan, given it to the president, i've given it to senator reid, but that's what's missing and what's happening, unfortunately, we're going to move -- you know, we created this fiscal cliff and we're going to deal with it over the next few days or few weeks. but unfortunately, for our country, every american's quality of life is going to be lesser than it should be because now this is going to drag on to the debt ceiling. we're going to have the same thing play out. >> the president says he's not going to play games, not going to play politics. >> i think he should lay out the reductions. we set the precedent on a dollar for a dollar, dollar increase in debt ceiling for a dollar in reductions. i act
the president keeps talking about the $1 trillion that he offered speaker boehner. i've never seen it. have you ever seen it? i was surprised that david gregory today didn't pursue that in the interview because he's really good at those kind of things. i think if we can get that on the senate floor also, to deal with this next debt ceiling debate, i've laid out a specific plan, given it to the president, i've given it to senator reid, but that's what's missing and what's happening,...
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boehner had a bad beating in that plan b vote. >> i think the main thing that boehner has going for him in the rivalry is he has the worst job in the world. >> is it really the worst job in the world? >> certainly the worst job in congress. speaker boehner has to sit there and eat a lot of stuff you wouldn't necessarily want to eat because there are a lot of republicans who basically want to emote, they want to act up and speaker boehner just has to take it and try to hammer deal and eric cantor, if he goes into boehner's role, he has to do the same thing boehner wants to do. >> the starting quarterback hates the number two quarterback and boehner, if he was smart, he should have dispatched him a long time ago and said, young man, i'm going to put you out to pasture if you pull that crap on me again. he made a mistake over the debt ceiling. >> the two of them are working very closely during the negotiations. if you ask any republican on the senate, nobody thinks boehner's speakership is challenged. >> but it only takes 17 votes for that whole thing to fall apart. it reminds me of "the g
boehner had a bad beating in that plan b vote. >> i think the main thing that boehner has going for him in the rivalry is he has the worst job in the world. >> is it really the worst job in the world? >> certainly the worst job in congress. speaker boehner has to sit there and eat a lot of stuff you wouldn't necessarily want to eat because there are a lot of republicans who basically want to emote, they want to act up and speaker boehner just has to take it and try to hammer...
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boehner's got to get off -- the majority of the majority must agree to something. it's going to take democratic votes to pass a tough fiscal compromise and unless there is inclusion and discussion on both sides of the aisle about this issue, that compromise gets tougher and tougher. >> thank you for coming "outfront." >> appreciate it. thank you. >> now, on the other side of the aisle. republican congressman of wisconsin. congressman, you just heard your arizona colleague say you all should have absolutely stayed in d.c. and worked on a deal over the holidays. do you agree? >> i do. absolutely. we should have stayed there. i think the president should have stayed there. i think the government should have stayed in place and kept working on it. as a freshman member of the congress, i don't have the pull or the power to say when we're going to be there, when we're not but i will say this, that the u.s. house of representatives has acted. we're waiting for the senate to act and i believe that as soon as they act we'll be back in town to find some forge -- some pathway
boehner's got to get off -- the majority of the majority must agree to something. it's going to take democratic votes to pass a tough fiscal compromise and unless there is inclusion and discussion on both sides of the aisle about this issue, that compromise gets tougher and tougher. >> thank you for coming "outfront." >> appreciate it. thank you. >> now, on the other side of the aisle. republican congressman of wisconsin. congressman, you just heard your arizona...
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speaker boehner doesn't want to admit it now. but we need to recall that every senior republican from the president on down urged republican office holders and voters to treat david duke like the plague. and in most parts of the country, they did just that. unfortunately, in louisiana, they did not. >> larry sabato thank you so much, as always. >>> turning now to a story so strategic and sad and shocking frankly. it's hard to understand how it could happen today at all. around 11:00 a.m. in a walmart, a 29-year-old woman was shot and killed by one of her children when the 2-year-old reached into her purse and somehow the gun inside her gun went off and killed her. cnn affiliate station says the mom and kids were shopping in the back of the story when the handgun fired and killed her. police tweeted the incident was an accident. according to krkmt, the woman had a concealed weapons permit. horrible. >>> a group claims it can prove north korea is not responsible for the sony hack. so who is really to blame and why does the fbi insi
speaker boehner doesn't want to admit it now. but we need to recall that every senior republican from the president on down urged republican office holders and voters to treat david duke like the plague. and in most parts of the country, they did just that. unfortunately, in louisiana, they did not. >> larry sabato thank you so much, as always. >>> turning now to a story so strategic and sad and shocking frankly. it's hard to understand how it could happen today at all. around...
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>> he can't unless he wants to be john boehner, president in name but not authority. they have negotiated. it's simply true. harry reid told dana he sat down with speaker boehner -- >> on funding, not the debt ceiling. >> right. it's not a negotiable thing. >> this is going to have to be at this point one big thing where you raise the debt ceiling and fund the government and maybe -- you don't think so? >> i think you could continue the shutdown -- >> exactly. just going to say that. it's entirely possible at this point. nothing would be -- we are in such extraordinary times, nothing would be -- >> cats and dogs living together. >>> still ahead, tackling the problem of concussions head on. what did the nfl know about any link between brain rattling hits and head injuries? the reporters behind a new book and documentary join us next. >>> and in pop culture, the government shutdown closed parks and monuments and the final frontier but we will ask a man who helped fix the hubble telescope how the stalemate impacts nasa. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatolog
>> he can't unless he wants to be john boehner, president in name but not authority. they have negotiated. it's simply true. harry reid told dana he sat down with speaker boehner -- >> on funding, not the debt ceiling. >> right. it's not a negotiable thing. >> this is going to have to be at this point one big thing where you raise the debt ceiling and fund the government and maybe -- you don't think so? >> i think you could continue the shutdown -- >>...
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boehner hasn't cut cant or out. you ask any republican on the hill, nobody thinks boehner should be challenged. >> that does seem to be conventional wisdom. but it only does take 17 votes for that whole thing to fall apart. he reminds me of the godfather, keep your friends close, your enemies closer. >> he knows him too well to want to take it. >> that's a fascinating point as well. number two, we've got grover norquist versus the gop. and here's what's fascinating. he's been a major player, a huge figure, and yet the push back has been growing. the tide has been swelling. take a look at this montage clip of republicans pushing back on grover norquist in the atr pledge. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other should be avoid greed. >> i never signed the pledge. >> he's becoming irrelevant. you can see it in his eyes. he knows the game is up. >> a pledge you sign 20 years ago, 18 years ago, is for that congress. >> i'm going to be the
boehner hasn't cut cant or out. you ask any republican on the hill, nobody thinks boehner should be challenged. >> that does seem to be conventional wisdom. but it only does take 17 votes for that whole thing to fall apart. he reminds me of the godfather, keep your friends close, your enemies closer. >> he knows him too well to want to take it. >> that's a fascinating point as well. number two, we've got grover norquist versus the gop. and here's what's fascinating. he's been...
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boehner's position was a million dollars a year. is it reasonable to think that maybe between 400,000 and a million, maybe there's some compromise in the works, 600,000, 700,000 that both sides could live with? >> reporter: more wiggle room but not a lot. their feeling, the democrat's feeling is that they have given a lot, that they have compromised, and that frankly they have leverage and that republicans have to give more. so -- and as you know, wolf, a lot of the democrats, i'm sorry, believe that they have the political advantage if the nation does go over the cliff, americans will end up blaming the republicans. now, we could argue -- look at that and say, in the short term that may be the case. when the history books are written, it might be the president who's blamed in the long term, who knows. but that's the argument for the short term and that's the calculus being made. so a little bit of wriggle room on more cuts by democrats and a different -- somebody put something on the podium so i think we might be getting close to t
boehner's position was a million dollars a year. is it reasonable to think that maybe between 400,000 and a million, maybe there's some compromise in the works, 600,000, 700,000 that both sides could live with? >> reporter: more wiggle room but not a lot. their feeling, the democrat's feeling is that they have given a lot, that they have compromised, and that frankly they have leverage and that republicans have to give more. so -- and as you know, wolf, a lot of the democrats, i'm sorry,...
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house speaker john boehner minced no words, not to use his executive power without congress. >> when you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself and he's going to burn himself if he continues to go down this path. >> reporter: quite different from the post-election path of compromise and getting things done. and what was supposed to be a let's work together op-ed between john boehner and mitch mcconnell, republicans know that's not going to happen when president obama is in office. how do you expect the president to trust that you want to work together when you say you want to repeal his signature law? how do you expect him to trust you? >> listen, my job is to listen to the american people. the american people have made it clear, they are not for obamacare. ask all of the democrats that lost the election on tuesday night. >> reporter: but the president is infuriated by the plan to issue executive order allowing some illegal immigrants to stay legally when he helped democrats on the ballot who lost anyway. >> i feel obliged to do everything i can lawfully with my exe
house speaker john boehner minced no words, not to use his executive power without congress. >> when you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself and he's going to burn himself if he continues to go down this path. >> reporter: quite different from the post-election path of compromise and getting things done. and what was supposed to be a let's work together op-ed between john boehner and mitch mcconnell, republicans know that's not going to happen when president...
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do you think mcconnell and boehner are in the mood to cooperate with president obama? >> i do believe they're in a mood to cooperate. they've talked -- and speaker boehner's talked for a long time about a grand bargain, about a big deal, about trying to find some major solution going forward. but the senate hasn't acted on anything, so i think we have to be careful on just placing the blame on mcconnell or boehner. without adding in to this mix, senator harry reid who is running the senate and have failed to act on anything yet. >> will you support whatever short-term deal the republican leadership supports? >> i don't know what i'm going to support yet until i see it. the previous congressman you had on, raul, interesting enough, his office is right next to mine in longworth. the fact of the matter is we're going to have to find a place to come together. that the president has offered a 7% solution for a 100% problem. i was struck by the fact that not a single democrat supported speaker boehner's plan "b" when that was actually nancy pelosi's solution which was to rai
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house speaker boehner is in ohio. president obama in hawaii. >>> today we say aloha to an american hero, the late senator daniel inouye was remembered with full military honors in hawaii. the 88-year-old senator lost his arm in world war ii, he represented hawaii in washington for more than 50 years. president obama and the first lady attended today's service. the president has said inouye was his earliest political inspiration. >>> many gun shop owners say sales have been booming. thousands of north texans visited local gun shows and stores this weekend where the most powerful weapons are costing more than ever. a gun dealer told our affiliate that an assault style weapon ran around $900. this week anywhere from 1500 to $2500 many in just a few minutes my conversation with a gun shop owner, several former police officers and a school safety expert who says the current call for bringing guns into schools for safety is in his words, borderline insane. >>> an estimated 87 million americans will be traveling over the hol
house speaker boehner is in ohio. president obama in hawaii. >>> today we say aloha to an american hero, the late senator daniel inouye was remembered with full military honors in hawaii. the 88-year-old senator lost his arm in world war ii, he represented hawaii in washington for more than 50 years. president obama and the first lady attended today's service. the president has said inouye was his earliest political inspiration. >>> many gun shop owners say sales have been...
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>> reporter: people are still huddled inside the office of speaker john boehner. members of the republican parties are coming in, from the house, from the senate, trying to figure out if there is something that can be done to negotiate with the white house. but even as that's happening, wolf, something else is happening on the senate side. it's with some of the john boehner's fellow republicans. they're growing impatient. i've talked to several who have said, look, we are going to give our friend john -- means john boehner -- some time to try to work this out, to try to do it first in the house, but they're already say that if things don't see fruition in the next 24 hours or so, that senators are likely to move forward more aggressively, more openly, on trying to get something passed in the senate, which is much more likely and doable because if you have senate republicans who are willing to work with democrats, they can pass something there. in fact, i was told just this afternoon there was a group of about ten bipartisan senators led by republican susan collins
>> reporter: people are still huddled inside the office of speaker john boehner. members of the republican parties are coming in, from the house, from the senate, trying to figure out if there is something that can be done to negotiate with the white house. but even as that's happening, wolf, something else is happening on the senate side. it's with some of the john boehner's fellow republicans. they're growing impatient. i've talked to several who have said, look, we are going to give...
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john boehner has a real choice to make. i can tell you right now that a number of lawmakers have suggested that we will probably go into a government shultdown. that second ranking member of the senate says he is afraed we will see one. >> and as you see the clock there on the screen, just under 31 hours. thank you, erin mcpike in washington. we appreciate that. >>> the spending stand turning into a massive wlam game. here is our senior white house correspondent. >> no questions that the white house are working out a compromise to avoid a goft shutdown. the senate isn't meeting until tomorrow where we expect that they will take that bill the house passed early morning hours today. now house speaker john boehner taking the floor. he says if the house take as break today, it would be a huge display of arrogance. that is a position that democrats lob right back at house republicans. the bottom line is that a government shutdown is appearing to be more and more likely. and if that happens, what we will see monday night at midni
john boehner has a real choice to make. i can tell you right now that a number of lawmakers have suggested that we will probably go into a government shultdown. that second ranking member of the senate says he is afraed we will see one. >> and as you see the clock there on the screen, just under 31 hours. thank you, erin mcpike in washington. we appreciate that. >>> the spending stand turning into a massive wlam game. here is our senior white house correspondent. >> no...
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john boehner, again, speaker, said we're at a stalemate. is that how you would describe where things are? >> i think we're far apart still, but i think we're moving closer together. again, remember -- >> where are you closer? >> the republicans have said for the first time in decades, if i'm not mistaken, the leaders of the republican party, that they are prepared to raise taxes as part of a deal that helps reduce our long term deficit. what they haven't said is how far they're willing to go on rates and revenues, and that's what we need to see from them. >> they said no increased rates. >> but that's -- but they know this. there's not going to be an agreement without rates going up. there's not -- >> you'll go off the fiscal cliff if the republicans say, sorry, no way are we going to raise rates for the -- on the wealthy. you guys are willing to go off -- >> if republicans are not willing to let rates go back up and we think they should go back to the clinton levels, the time when the american economy was doing exceptionally well, there wi
john boehner, again, speaker, said we're at a stalemate. is that how you would describe where things are? >> i think we're far apart still, but i think we're moving closer together. again, remember -- >> where are you closer? >> the republicans have said for the first time in decades, if i'm not mistaken, the leaders of the republican party, that they are prepared to raise taxes as part of a deal that helps reduce our long term deficit. what they haven't said is how far...
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so does boehner. these two could collaborate on some type of project. >> are they going to be able to be ask steve scalise, the red state republican everyone louisiana who opposes even having guest workers in this country and automatic citizenship for people born in the country, are they going to be able to get him to whip for something that he opposes? >> we'll see. when we look what he mean inside the us house, he has a lot of political capital but doesn't carry every single conservative with him. he's not a conservative heavyweight in the same way paul ryan is. paul ryan could be the greatest ally to boehner and mccarthy. he wants to get something done. scalise had conservative opposition in the whip race. if he's going to be the one that stops it, he may have others around him who break with boehner and mccarthy. >> dana bash, just to remind people exactly what these jobs are, the house speaker john boehner runs the entire house. democrats and republicans. what does the majority leader do? what do
so does boehner. these two could collaborate on some type of project. >> are they going to be able to be ask steve scalise, the red state republican everyone louisiana who opposes even having guest workers in this country and automatic citizenship for people born in the country, are they going to be able to get him to whip for something that he opposes? >> we'll see. when we look what he mean inside the us house, he has a lot of political capital but doesn't carry every single...
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i think, john boehner was right. he gave that press conference today and said, you know, people like me, it is true, i talked to congressman and they like boehner and the problem is they don't respect him enough to listen to him and they don't fear him and it is sad if you think about it. there is a structural problem that i think is sort of implicit here. the conservative base doesn't trust the republican leadership, and therefore the republican leadership is never given the leverage to compromise, and therefore the american public sees republicans as sort of stubborn and horrible p.r., but imagine being john boehner, the son of a bar keeper, a bar owner, and you want to be speaker of the house your entire career and like sam rayburn and tip o'neill and have all of that power and then you become the speaker and your own team doesn't even pass the bill that you want to pass. it has to be horrible for them. >> i heard criticism from republican members maybe they have could played it better. even after he made the deci
i think, john boehner was right. he gave that press conference today and said, you know, people like me, it is true, i talked to congressman and they like boehner and the problem is they don't respect him enough to listen to him and they don't fear him and it is sad if you think about it. there is a structural problem that i think is sort of implicit here. the conservative base doesn't trust the republican leadership, and therefore the republican leadership is never given the leverage to...
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you heard her say this is a huge black eye for john boehner. he comes in and says tax increases for those over a million. i've made a deal with the president. you should be excited about this deal and they're saying no way, buddy. that's not enough. we don't want any taxes. >> the speaker has been guided by some very simple principles. principle number one, he does be want to go over the tax cliff and he believes that. it is a threat and it would mean a recession. number one, let's keep taxes as low for as many americans as we can. and he has put forth a bill that does that. the third thing he stuck to again and again with the president, give me something that i can pass. it is fine for you you to posture, it can't get through the house of representatives. he is showing that to that. >> what happens now? do we go off the cliff? if the problem is republicans don't want to vote for any tax increases at all. there won't be anything that democrats will vote for that republicans will vote for. i'm stating the facts here. >> but keep in mind of remem
you heard her say this is a huge black eye for john boehner. he comes in and says tax increases for those over a million. i've made a deal with the president. you should be excited about this deal and they're saying no way, buddy. that's not enough. we don't want any taxes. >> the speaker has been guided by some very simple principles. principle number one, he does be want to go over the tax cliff and he believes that. it is a threat and it would mean a recession. number one, let's keep...
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speaker boehner on upper income tax rates. speaker boehner, though, could not get conservative republicans to go along and seemed at a loss on what to do next. >> we ned economic growth. many of us believe on both sides of the aisle on the fundamental reform of the tax code will help us get our economy moving faster and put more americans back to work. and more americans on the tax rolls. how we get there, god only knows. >> president obama, meantime, seemed to lose patience. no sign he's eager to go off the cliff, but he's also not ready, either, to get in his words, what he'll get for free when the bush tax cuts expire tuesday morning. democrats are willing to let that happen, and both sides are still pointing fingers. take a look at mitch mcconnell and harry reid just this afternoon. >> you'll excuse me if i'm a little frustrated at the situation. >> republican leader finds himself frustrated. >> i say i'm frustrated because we have been asking the president and the democrats to work with us. >> he complains i have not deli
speaker boehner on upper income tax rates. speaker boehner, though, could not get conservative republicans to go along and seemed at a loss on what to do next. >> we ned economic growth. many of us believe on both sides of the aisle on the fundamental reform of the tax code will help us get our economy moving faster and put more americans back to work. and more americans on the tax rolls. how we get there, god only knows. >> president obama, meantime, seemed to lose patience. no...
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a little boehner and ochocinco. never thought i would be talking about both of them in the same sentence. >>> wolf blitzer is standing by in jacksonville, florida. you were tweeting you were tweaking some questions. we're just a few hours away here. >> i know, but there's always last-minute tweaking, depending on what's happening during the course of the day, so we're refining them we have a limited amount of time, but we want to make sure every second is used smartly. just posted a little blog how this -- what i'm going through in terms of my own mind on this third rep debate i'm moderating. i feel sort of blessed you have this opportunity to do these kinds of debate. only four candidates left when i first started in tampa. you remember a few months ago eight candidates, and then eight candidates, four finalists. we'll see what happens. right now the focus of the attention on this debate, substantive important questions on the most important issues facing the american public. >> and then there were four on the stag
a little boehner and ochocinco. never thought i would be talking about both of them in the same sentence. >>> wolf blitzer is standing by in jacksonville, florida. you were tweeting you were tweaking some questions. we're just a few hours away here. >> i know, but there's always last-minute tweaking, depending on what's happening during the course of the day, so we're refining them we have a limited amount of time, but we want to make sure every second is used smartly. just...
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house speaker john boehner is offering something that he and other republicans really oppose, and that is raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans. that's the condition president obama has insisted on for any deal to avert a fiscal cliff, which by the way, is a little more than two weeks away. the president wants tax hikes on incomes above $250,000. cnn is told boehner proposed the increase start at incomes of $1 million in exchange for the president agreeing to more significant spending cuts. those are the headlines and back to candy crowley in newtown, connecticut. candy. >> thanks so much, dana. >>> up next, blame, shame, and moving beyond the terror. the parents of kids who kill. we're at walmart with the simmons family. how much is your current phone bill? four sixteen seventy six a month! okay, come with me -- we're gonna save you money. with straight talk at walmart, you get unlimited talk, text and data for only $45 a month per phone. would we get the same coverage? same coverage on america's best networks. you saved $146.76 by switching to straight talk. awesome! now you
house speaker john boehner is offering something that he and other republicans really oppose, and that is raising tax rates on the wealthiest americans. that's the condition president obama has insisted on for any deal to avert a fiscal cliff, which by the way, is a little more than two weeks away. the president wants tax hikes on incomes above $250,000. cnn is told boehner proposed the increase start at incomes of $1 million in exchange for the president agreeing to more significant spending...
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. >> a democratic source tells cnn the white house believes that john boehner, the speaker john boehner's first ever offer to increase tax rates on the wealthiest americans is, quote, insufficient. the white house does think it represents progress. friday boehner offered to raise tax rates starting with incomes of $1 million. cnn is also told in return, boehner asked for a significant spending cuts and some specifics like raising the eligibility age for medicare. >>> the state department is expected to receive a highly anticipated report tomorrow from an independent adviser review board which has been investigating what went wrong in september's deadly attack in benghazi. congress will receive the report at a closed hearing on wednesday. the state department is also expected to present recommendations on improving security at u.s. embassies. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton will not testify at this week's congressional hearings about that benghazi report as originally planned. that's because she is recovering from a concussion. clinton sustained the injury after she fainted during a
. >> a democratic source tells cnn the white house believes that john boehner, the speaker john boehner's first ever offer to increase tax rates on the wealthiest americans is, quote, insufficient. the white house does think it represents progress. friday boehner offered to raise tax rates starting with incomes of $1 million. cnn is also told in return, boehner asked for a significant spending cuts and some specifics like raising the eligibility age for medicare. >>> the state...
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i hurt to see speaker boehner do that. it's clearly what he's doing and i have to say it looks like it's just politics. >> ari, is it just politics? >> anderson, i think it's a mixture. anything of this nature has a political element to it, you can't deny that. on the same token, who is going to try to do something about the debt. that's why this does become a showdown because washington for too long have never done anything about the debt. and you're right, paul ryan, the republican's budget with increase the debt by $5 trillion over ten years but president obama's budget, if he gets everything he's asked for would increase it by $10 trillion, twice the amount, taking us from $15 tril lion in the hole to $2 trillion in the hole. so the question is why are politicians on both parties not doing anything about it before the election. we have massive tax hikes going to hit. the payroll tax reduction gets taken away. we have mass if sequestered across the board cuts coming to defense and health care providers and a debt ceilin
i hurt to see speaker boehner do that. it's clearly what he's doing and i have to say it looks like it's just politics. >> ari, is it just politics? >> anderson, i think it's a mixture. anything of this nature has a political element to it, you can't deny that. on the same token, who is going to try to do something about the debt. that's why this does become a showdown because washington for too long have never done anything about the debt. and you're right, paul ryan, the...
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they want to be loved, man. >> seriously, speaker boehner, what's the big deal. a big duh. if you're a republican president or democratic president, you don't want divided government. you want a house and a senate that's in your hands. karl rove, he talked about a permanent republican majority. he was trying to set up a system where the country at least 50% would vote for a republican president, republican house, republican senate. didn't last long. so that's what you try to do. republicans love talking about ronald reagan. why? the reagan revolution. to this day they talk about him. why? from 1980 all of the way through 2000 it's been all about reagan. this is what you do. i don't understand, speaker boehner. >> what about -- so issues like gay rights which he mentioned there. what about practicality? what does this do to a lot of democrats that live in red states where people don't agree with that. they're running for re-election in 2014. >> do you vote based upon one issue or do you look at a variety of issues? same thing about the issue of choice. there are some people
they want to be loved, man. >> seriously, speaker boehner, what's the big deal. a big duh. if you're a republican president or democratic president, you don't want divided government. you want a house and a senate that's in your hands. karl rove, he talked about a permanent republican majority. he was trying to set up a system where the country at least 50% would vote for a republican president, republican house, republican senate. didn't last long. so that's what you try to do....
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president obama called john boehner today and the white house has even put a counterdown clock on the home page of its website. it says if the house does not act, taxes on the middle class will increase starting the first of the year. let's go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is standing by with the latest on this dramatic political showdown. what is the latest? >> the latest is that the white house believes there is only one way for the nation to avoid an increase in the payroll tax cut and that is for speaker john boehner to bring that senate pass two month extension to a vote. just this morning, speaker boehner said that's not going to happen. >> we're here, we're ready to work. we're looking for our counterparts to sit down with us so we can do what the president and leaders want and that's to extend the payroll tax cut for one year. >> now, midday today, the president hold a ten-minute conversation with the speaker in which he urged him to vote on this senate pass bill and the white house is saying there is simply no time to get the year lo
president obama called john boehner today and the white house has even put a counterdown clock on the home page of its website. it says if the house does not act, taxes on the middle class will increase starting the first of the year. let's go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is standing by with the latest on this dramatic political showdown. what is the latest? >> the latest is that the white house believes there is only one way for the nation to...
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and this is a headache that boehner does not need going into the new congress. >> all right. this is going to keep on going, i am sure. i will say this speaker saying he has my full confidence as our whip. we'll see where this goes. thanks to both of you. that's it for me. i'll be back at 5:00 eastern on the "situation room." for our viewers in north america and around the world, "newsroom" with ana cabrera starts now. >>> hello. thanks for being here. and i want to welcome our viewers here in the u.s. and around the world. this is cnn's special breaking news coverage as flight 8501 has been found. alongside the wreckage luggage and bodies spotted floating
and this is a headache that boehner does not need going into the new congress. >> all right. this is going to keep on going, i am sure. i will say this speaker saying he has my full confidence as our whip. we'll see where this goes. thanks to both of you. that's it for me. i'll be back at 5:00 eastern on the "situation room." for our viewers in north america and around the world, "newsroom" with ana cabrera starts now. >>> hello. thanks for being here. and i...
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he doesn't trust speaker boehner can deliver the votes and he feels the election changed his leverage on this. it does not appear the president wants to do this grand bargain. what he wants to do is get tax rates up as he promised to do in the campaign. that's why there's a narrower discussion now. >> we don't have time for some big old deal at this point, right? >> right. >> there's want and political realism. the one other point is they are talking about whether they can put off the spending cuts and whether there's a way to agree to that. >> across the board defense and nondiscretionary. >> i agree there's no more trust between speaker boehner and president obama. >> that's the other dog not barking here, is how small expectations are become here. how little deficit reduction will happen here. >> none, right? by the way, aren't taxes going up anyway? >> true. >> what people don't know or what we haven't focused on here, nobody is talking about keeping taxes low on social security. >> right. the payroll tax, the extension of the holiday in effect is not even on the table at this poi
he doesn't trust speaker boehner can deliver the votes and he feels the election changed his leverage on this. it does not appear the president wants to do this grand bargain. what he wants to do is get tax rates up as he promised to do in the campaign. that's why there's a narrower discussion now. >> we don't have time for some big old deal at this point, right? >> right. >> there's want and political realism. the one other point is they are talking about whether they can put...
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, speaker boehner. he said that we can vote to open the government today, and he also said that there are enough members in the congress, he would argue, democrats and republicans, who would vote to do that. but he said the only thing that's keeping that from happening is speaker boehner has made a decision that he's going to hold out to see if he can get additional concessions from us. and then finally, just a quick one, secretary of state john kerry abroad filling in for the president in bali at that apec summit saying that this is having an effect on the united states foreign policy. he also said, people who are holding this up should think long and hard, as he put it, about what kind of effect this is having and why america can't get its act together. so, from around the world you'd have to say that's the message that this administration is trying to present. >> all right. jill dougherty at the white house, jill, thank you, appreciate your reporting as well. >>> we've heard the bickering all week, b
, speaker boehner. he said that we can vote to open the government today, and he also said that there are enough members in the congress, he would argue, democrats and republicans, who would vote to do that. but he said the only thing that's keeping that from happening is speaker boehner has made a decision that he's going to hold out to see if he can get additional concessions from us. and then finally, just a quick one, secretary of state john kerry abroad filling in for the president in bali...
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pelosi and boehner expected to arrive at any moment. this will likely be the president's last face-to-face meeting with lawmakers before he departs for an overseas trip tonight. >>> also, united nations weapons inspectors are analyzing samples taken from syria at labs at finland and sweden. that will take up to three weeks. joined now by david kay, who led several inspections into iraq following the gulf war. good morning, sir. >> good morning, carol. >> thanks for being with us. we really appreciate it. >> happy to be with you. >> the united nations is testing samples right now, but the u.s. has already tested samples and has already come to a conclusion, so why is it taking these u.n. inspectors so long? >> well, first of all, they've got to vastly increase number of samples over what the u.s. had and there are different media. the u.s., according to a statement, used blood and urine samples. they have a lot of soil samples and more importantly than just the complexity of the task, and it really is more complex than any lab has done b
pelosi and boehner expected to arrive at any moment. this will likely be the president's last face-to-face meeting with lawmakers before he departs for an overseas trip tonight. >>> also, united nations weapons inspectors are analyzing samples taken from syria at labs at finland and sweden. that will take up to three weeks. joined now by david kay, who led several inspections into iraq following the gulf war. good morning, sir. >> good morning, carol. >> thanks for being...
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just a little while ago she caught up with john boehner. what did you ask him about? >> reporter: he's going to be here on the convention floor. he's going to be speaking at 7:00 tonight. he's also the permanent chair of this convention. he also is a top republican who has in the past few weeks said something quite interesting about mitt romney. he said something along the lines of you don't have to love him to vote for him. he believes the electorate that people will vote against president obama. i asked what he thinks about mitt romney and his likeability factor. >> the point i was trying to make is make me fall in love with mitt romney. i said this election is about a referendum on the president's economic policies. that's the point i was making. this is an election about the economy and jobs. as a result i think our team has done a great job. >> you talk to his advisors. he does have a pob when it comes to the empathy factor and favorability. is that a problem? >> he's a very shy guy. he doesn't like to talk about himself. that's who he is. i've known mitt romney
just a little while ago she caught up with john boehner. what did you ask him about? >> reporter: he's going to be here on the convention floor. he's going to be speaking at 7:00 tonight. he's also the permanent chair of this convention. he also is a top republican who has in the past few weeks said something quite interesting about mitt romney. he said something along the lines of you don't have to love him to vote for him. he believes the electorate that people will vote against...
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the only thing that is keeping that from happening is speaker boehner. has made a decision that he is going to hold out to see if he can get additional concessions from us. end quote from the president from an associated press interview. and this programming note, republican texas senator ted cruz who is either getting credit or blame for all of this talks exclusively about the government shutdown sunday on "state of the union" with candy crowley, 9:00 a.m. and noon eastern time. >>> shifting gears, tropical storm karen headed for the gulf coast. it is no longer expected to grow into a hurricane, but residents along the coast are still being warned about storm surge. karen could hit southeast louisiana as early as tonight. are the gulf states ready for the storm? cnn indra peterson is on the gulf at pensacola beach. indra, it looks rather beautiful there on the beach, but you've still got threats of a storm out there. what's the expectation? >> reporter: i mean, that's absolutely right. we know the storm is getting closer and closer, even though it looks
the only thing that is keeping that from happening is speaker boehner. has made a decision that he is going to hold out to see if he can get additional concessions from us. end quote from the president from an associated press interview. and this programming note, republican texas senator ted cruz who is either getting credit or blame for all of this talks exclusively about the government shutdown sunday on "state of the union" with candy crowley, 9:00 a.m. and noon eastern time....
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. >> there seems to be a strange disconnect between speaker boehner and the president. when you compare it to tip o'neill and ronald reagan or newt gingrich in the second term of bill clinton. both told me, clinton and gingrich, they would get in a room, throw out the advisers and thrash out a deal. >> maybe they began that an sunday. i have the feeling that if you really left it to the president and the speaker, obama and boehner, they could work it out. they got forces behind both that will try to separate them, but that's where their leadership comes into play. look, this country -- i'd rather be an american economically poised for the future than a citizen of any other country in the world. what's standing in the way of us really surging economically is the government, and if we can get together and adopt a bipartisan long-term debt reduction plan, i think our economy's going to take off. >> i want to get into foreign policy now. you are the three amigos, the experts in this genre. i want to talk about the middle east exploding that you've hinted at and also benghaz
. >> there seems to be a strange disconnect between speaker boehner and the president. when you compare it to tip o'neill and ronald reagan or newt gingrich in the second term of bill clinton. both told me, clinton and gingrich, they would get in a room, throw out the advisers and thrash out a deal. >> maybe they began that an sunday. i have the feeling that if you really left it to the president and the speaker, obama and boehner, they could work it out. they got forces behind both...
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i don't get a sense that's where speaker boehner is. >> you could imagine a scenario where the house could pass an agreement that's reached in the senate, with a minority of republicans and dozens of democrats make up the difference. that would essentially be john boehner falling on his sword, diving on the grenade and giving up his speakership. you know, democrats might say this would be a great act of self-sacrifice, not the kind of thing you see in washington. there isn't any indication it's going to happen. it's worth reminding people, if we go over the cliff the world doesn't end. it gets worse the more time passes into january and god fored by february, but there's a good chance they will work something out in early january. unfortunately, the flip side, if they do a band-aid solution right now, we have the debt limit fight coming up. things are still in churn. it's not like it's black and white in the next 24 hours. >> really quickly, do you think the speaker would put a bill on the floor that he knew most of his republicans would vote against? >> that's a tough call. a lot of
i don't get a sense that's where speaker boehner is. >> you could imagine a scenario where the house could pass an agreement that's reached in the senate, with a minority of republicans and dozens of democrats make up the difference. that would essentially be john boehner falling on his sword, diving on the grenade and giving up his speakership. you know, democrats might say this would be a great act of self-sacrifice, not the kind of thing you see in washington. there isn't any...
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boehner is not a strong leader. he doesn't have the pork and the earmarks anymore since they've been banned. and a lot of the incoming -- or the folks that came in in 2010, the tea party folks, they look at the tom delay are era and say -- >> they're both long time qulil wat capitol hill watchers, and we have to ask you are you seeing any sway now in following boehner? is he losing support? >> obviously the fact that he thought that he would be able to bring the bill last week to the floor to raise taxes on everybody making a million dollars or more and then had to pull it before he even brought it up for a vote, that gives you your answer. the answer is yes. he went out so far on a limb it almost broke off saying he was going to do it, it was going to pass. what he was trying to do i'm told from sources, familiar with the meetings that he had leading up to the decision which didn't go anywhere, was try to save republicans from themselves. he understands, he's an old time -- you you covered him for years in congress
boehner is not a strong leader. he doesn't have the pork and the earmarks anymore since they've been banned. and a lot of the incoming -- or the folks that came in in 2010, the tea party folks, they look at the tom delay are era and say -- >> they're both long time qulil wat capitol hill watchers, and we have to ask you are you seeing any sway now in following boehner? is he losing support? >> obviously the fact that he thought that he would be able to bring the bill last week to...
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speaker john boehner says his house republicans will okay an increase for a price. >> without significant spending cuts and changes in the way we spend the american people's money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> boehner wants $2 trillion in budget cuts before he agrees to raising the debt ceiling. >>> and then there's the democrat-controlled senate. >> we shouldn't be drawing lines in the sand. we should be willing to work together. >> treasury secretary tim geithner says the u.s. could hit its $14.3 trillion debt limit tomorrow but he can keep the country out of default until august. so there is time. what they really lack on capitol hill is common ground. >>> today -- republican risk, reward and rhetoric with senate republican leader mitch mcconnell and paul ryan, chairman of the house budget committee. >>> then presidential politics as the field expands with clinton, press secretary joe lockhart and bush speech writer michael gerson. >>> and challenges in the middle east and libya, dennis blair and john negroponte. i'm candy crowley and this is "state of the union." >>
speaker john boehner says his house republicans will okay an increase for a price. >> without significant spending cuts and changes in the way we spend the american people's money, there will be no increase in the debt limit. >> boehner wants $2 trillion in budget cuts before he agrees to raising the debt ceiling. >>> and then there's the democrat-controlled senate. >> we shouldn't be drawing lines in the sand. we should be willing to work together. >> treasury...
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there's no sign that house speaker john boehner is willing to let that happen. in an interview with dana bash, senate majority leader harry reid said that boehner is more worried about his job than the country, bowing to pressure from the segment of his caucus that insists on making their dislike of obama care part of the spending bill. as i said, back with our panel. so what do you make of this? alex? >> i think the republicans we have them right where we want them. doing a great job lowering expectations. >> michele bachmann says she's never seen the republican party happier. >> if you'd asked me a good idea a month ago i'd have said no, don't bet on a losing hand of cards. but once you're going over the rapids, this is not the time to jump out of the raft here. republicans have to ride this out. they've drawn a bright red line just like our president often does. >> to go over the waterfall. to extend a metaphor. >> their only shot is sticking together on the raft. i'm afraid at the end of the day that -- our party is divided. >> no. really? >> it refuses to c
there's no sign that house speaker john boehner is willing to let that happen. in an interview with dana bash, senate majority leader harry reid said that boehner is more worried about his job than the country, bowing to pressure from the segment of his caucus that insists on making their dislike of obama care part of the spending bill. as i said, back with our panel. so what do you make of this? alex? >> i think the republicans we have them right where we want them. doing a great job...
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but i am encouraged by what speaker boehner has said. obviously i was encouraged by the bipartisan bill that passed out of the senate. i genuinely believe that speaker boehner and a number of house republicans, folks like paul ryan, really do want to get a serious immigration reform bill done if the speaker proposes something that says right away folks aren't being deported, families aren't being separated, able to attract young top students to provide the skills or start businesses here. and nen there's a regular process of citizenship. i'm not sure how wide the divide ends up being. that's why i don't want to prejudge it. >> i just wonder if you see this at all in terms of especially the pathway to citizenship in the way that you seem to when you were passing health care reform and i was covering it, the public option. in other words, it would be great in your view if you could do it. it's not going to happen. and some expectation you have is having word on this, i don't think house republicans can pass anything that has the pathway to
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that's why most lawmakers are not boxing boehner in. would you go for that? >> i think we have to look at the whole package and as i've said, let's leave everything out here. >> reporter: now, boehner said publicly he is still optimistic about getting a deal done but privately in that meeting with house republicans today, several lawmakers came out and told us that the speaker told them not to make any plans for christmas. wolf? >> does that mean all 435 members of the house, 100 senators are going to be told to stay here during that christmas week leading up to new year's? >> reporter: it is entirely possible. what leaders have done in the past, even as recently as last week, is sent home rank and file members while the leaders stayed and negotiated. but as we get closer to the holidays, it's entirely possible, even maybe probable that they will keep everybody here in case they actually do get a bill and they will be able to pass it fast. we know that when things move, they actually move very quickly and en there's a will to get out of here, particularly as
that's why most lawmakers are not boxing boehner in. would you go for that? >> i think we have to look at the whole package and as i've said, let's leave everything out here. >> reporter: now, boehner said publicly he is still optimistic about getting a deal done but privately in that meeting with house republicans today, several lawmakers came out and told us that the speaker told them not to make any plans for christmas. wolf? >> does that mean all 435 members of the house,...
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. >> has boehner released a statement? we know he's meeting with fellow republicans. has he said anything publicly about it? is he surprised this is coming about today? >> we haven't gotten anything like that, but we have heard from one of his aids that they intend it to make this the first priority. that's the message they put out right now. i would expect that we're going to get more material from them as the day wears on. i have a feeling they want to meet with members outraged over this, talk to them, and then see if they have a statement after that. that's just my guess. i think that we will learn a lot more about what happened and hopefully why they didn't take the vote last night. >> thank you so much. the president is weighing in on this. the superstorm sandy relief bill controversy. he said when tragedy strikes, americans come together it to sppt those in need. i urge republicans in the house of representatives to do the same, bring this important request to a vote today and pass it without delay for our fellow am
. >> has boehner released a statement? we know he's meeting with fellow republicans. has he said anything publicly about it? is he surprised this is coming about today? >> we haven't gotten anything like that, but we have heard from one of his aids that they intend it to make this the first priority. that's the message they put out right now. i would expect that we're going to get more material from them as the day wears on. i have a feeling they want to meet with members outraged...
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the speaker boehner, mr. president, let's get some stuff going here, but how much of the responsibility lies with him? with speaker boehner, do you think? >> people want cooperation on both sides. the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and our budgetary situation. the president's put a proposal forward. it's incumbent on the speaker to say, what they would be willing to do and not simply say, it's not our responsibility. i think people expect everyone to live up to their responsibilities. and one thing that is clear as i moved around the country with the president is that they're hungry for that kind of cooperation. i hope that coming out of this election people will come with a renewed sense of cooperation. because it will take that to solve problems. let me just say one other thing, though, you mentioned that not much has changed. actually what is interesting is you have these super pacs spending literally billions of dollars to defeat the president and to defeat democrats running for congress. well, th
the speaker boehner, mr. president, let's get some stuff going here, but how much of the responsibility lies with him? with speaker boehner, do you think? >> people want cooperation on both sides. the issue at hand will be the fiscal cliff and our budgetary situation. the president's put a proposal forward. it's incumbent on the speaker to say, what they would be willing to do and not simply say, it's not our responsibility. i think people expect everyone to live up to their...
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. >> how are they reacting at the white house to the former speaker john boehner saying, you know what, repealing and replacing obama care. not going to happen. they probably could fix it and improve it a bit, but they're not going to get it through. >> a bit of truth serum. sometimes when you leave office, you have a more realistic perspective. the smartest thing to do is leave it alone. the reality is more people if you talk to them and really sort of get what they're really thinking, they believe john boehner is closer to right. he knows how difficult it was to write this bill in the first place. writing a whole new bill, very difficult. >> all right, guys. everybody, stand by. there's more developments happening. town halls turning tense as republican lawmakers face very angry crowds. we're going to go live to louisiana to hear the complaints, the concerns of constituen constituents. ves megared omega-3s... but did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too? introducing megared advanced 4in1... just one softgel delivers the omega-3 power of two regular fis
. >> how are they reacting at the white house to the former speaker john boehner saying, you know what, repealing and replacing obama care. not going to happen. they probably could fix it and improve it a bit, but they're not going to get it through. >> a bit of truth serum. sometimes when you leave office, you have a more realistic perspective. the smartest thing to do is leave it alone. the reality is more people if you talk to them and really sort of get what they're really...
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boehner says he wants to protect 99.81% of the american people. these guys are not that far apart, right? >> the speaker misspoke. he's a good person. but he got his time here wrong. a lot of people who looks at the speaker's proposal, so-called plan b, for example, it ends the poor people's tax credit that the president put in. so it would actually raise taxes on lots and lots of poor people and middle class people. i hope that's not his intent and i don't want to accuse him of that. i believe in the in other words and the propeller heads than the politician trying to sell us on it. >> the president keeps saying that there's a senate bill that will pass. if the house passes it, 98% of the american people will not get a tax increase january 1st. what boehner is saying, instead of the $2550,000, do it at a million and end this and move on and deal with these issues. >> taking a more fundamental look at our tax system. i'm a little more pro threatening and pro deadline but i do think a longer look at the tax system, should we tax carbon the way we d
boehner says he wants to protect 99.81% of the american people. these guys are not that far apart, right? >> the speaker misspoke. he's a good person. but he got his time here wrong. a lot of people who looks at the speaker's proposal, so-called plan b, for example, it ends the poor people's tax credit that the president put in. so it would actually raise taxes on lots and lots of poor people and middle class people. i hope that's not his intent and i don't want to accuse him of that. i...
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you're saying to me it's mainly president obama's fault, not john boehner's, not the the m republicans? >> i think it's the whole system. i think republicans don't quite get how to be clever. and there are things they could do to break up the impasse. and the president has no skills -- >> what should they be doing? >> if i was the republicans, i would be finding bills that fit my value. there's a bill that provides offshore gas in virginia. the republicans ought to pass it. send it to the senate. make harry reid look at tw of his own members. and i would look for ways to break up the logjam. >> do people underestimate you, do you think? there are people who are now saying, it's all over again. do nay underestimate you? >> i love the capacity of washington pundits to be sort of serially wrong. they're wrong and come back and then they're wrong. they're still pundits. they're wrong and come back and they're wrong. and i think at some point, many, many years ago, meg greenfield was then the editor of "the washington post" sate, it's amazing how many people who are wrong this saturday or s
you're saying to me it's mainly president obama's fault, not john boehner's, not the the m republicans? >> i think it's the whole system. i think republicans don't quite get how to be clever. and there are things they could do to break up the impasse. and the president has no skills -- >> what should they be doing? >> if i was the republicans, i would be finding bills that fit my value. there's a bill that provides offshore gas in virginia. the republicans ought to pass it....
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but then boehner tossed a curveball here. for that, let's go to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who will walk me through this here. let's hold off if you would on the boehner plan b. tell me, first, just what the speaker said today about the president's latest offer, because a lot of democrats seem to think that the president gave more than he actually should have. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. a lot of democrats think that, particularly not just on spending cuts, but the kind of spending cuts. i heard from democratic source that the president's liaison here got an earful from progressive democrats in a meeting this morning for giving on the whole issue of -- a technical change, which would effectively make people's social security checks smaller. but bottom line from the republican point of view, they say, the speaker told his caucus this morning, that the president is not giving enough when it comes to spending cuts and when it comes to revenue. that he wants a virtual one to one ratio and the way they do the ma
but then boehner tossed a curveball here. for that, let's go to senior congressional correspondent dana bash who will walk me through this here. let's hold off if you would on the boehner plan b. tell me, first, just what the speaker said today about the president's latest offer, because a lot of democrats seem to think that the president gave more than he actually should have. >> reporter: oh, absolutely. a lot of democrats think that, particularly not just on spending cuts, but the kind...
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boehner says $800 billion. in the olden days they would just split the different at 1.2 trillion, come up with some number in between. is that likely this time? >> well, that's the number that has been banting around. it does seem like an obvious ending point for the president on revenue. but the speaker is looking, don't forget, for a different number on cuts. what will the president do on spending cuts. and today senator daughter bin said thdurbin would not be ableo increase the retirement age from medicare and that was something of a blow for the gop. they were surprised to hear that. the white house in the briefing said that's not true. that's not a position the white house has ado. so different sides on that position. probably speaker boehner will want to hear what the president has to say on that, wolf. >> thanksery much. stay on top of i and let us know when you hear from speaker boehner. >>> the other top story we're following right now, the bombshell announcement a little while ago that susan rice is w
boehner says $800 billion. in the olden days they would just split the different at 1.2 trillion, come up with some number in between. is that likely this time? >> well, that's the number that has been banting around. it does seem like an obvious ending point for the president on revenue. but the speaker is looking, don't forget, for a different number on cuts. what will the president do on spending cuts. and today senator daughter bin said thdurbin would not be ableo increase the...
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we were expecting house speaker john boehner, maybe he would speak next. jason johnson, you're the political science professor. here's eric cantor. can we listen to eric cantor, the republican from virginia? let's listen. >> madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of this measure providing for the continuing resolution. madam speaker, today millions of americans across this country are struggling. they're struggling to find good paying jobs and they're struggling to pay their bills, and their frustration with government continues to grow. these americans, these hard-working middle class americans, are counting on their elected representatives to show leadership during these hard times. this continuing resolution will keep the government funded at its current level without increasing spending on the discretionary level, while congress finishes working on a real budget. americans are tired of seeing their government continue to spend more and more of their hard-earned tax dollars and for the first time since the korean war, it will be possible to have
we were expecting house speaker john boehner, maybe he would speak next. jason johnson, you're the political science professor. here's eric cantor. can we listen to eric cantor, the republican from virginia? let's listen. >> madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of this measure providing for the continuing resolution. madam speaker, today millions of americans across this country are struggling. they're struggling to find good paying jobs and they're struggling to pay their bills,...